Posted by Mariposa on August 21, 2003, at 18:49:56
In reply to 1st week help???, posted by El on August 21, 2003, at 18:13:36
> I have never taken any medication before. lex is my first after a tragically brief episode with paxil that only lasted a week. I take 10mg (lately i have been cutting it in half, if that's ok?) and I feel like someone is squeezing my head at the temples. And the feeling of lightheadedness never goes away. It started the day i took my 1st pill and its been like this for a few days now. I am taking it for panic attacks and depression, but this feeling is causing me to have anxiety attacks. Does the feeling of lightheadedness go away, and is it normal to feel like my head is being squished? if it does go away, WHEN???
> ElWhat you are going through are typical initial side effects that WILL go away. For many (myself included) week 2 was the worst. I started at 5mg, 10mg at 4 weeks (when the worst of the se's should be over), am now at 20mg into 6th month. Please don't let the se's discourage you, I almost quit at 4 weeks because of se's, but the good people here helped me through it.
Good luck and keep us posted on tour progress.~~~8|8
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